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But the sentiment is: Maybe I should kick the US out completely. Same with things like Amazon, Visa, Windows. Would be a major inconvenience, so I have cut down, but am still in. When it is war against us Europeans that's the least I will do.
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
But the sentiment is: Maybe I should kick the US out completely. Same with things like Amazon, Visa, Windows. Would be a major inconvenience, so I have cut down, but am still in. When it is war against us Europeans that's the least I will do.
Same with me, but directly in stocks. Started to reduce my positions during Trump I, cautiously got back in during Biden, more serious reductions now since the election - and it is still too much, though perhaps okay for diversification from a pure portfolio standpoint. ...
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Same with me, but directly in stocks. Started to reduce my positions during Trump I, cautiously got back in during Biden, more serious reductions now since the election - and it is still too much, though perhaps okay for diversification from a pure portfolio standpoint. ...
On a personal level: Just ordered Danish licorice as a show of solidarity (also because it is really good). Running through how to cut my US exposure even further, especially if there were an invasion. I don't oount, but losing a developed market of 450 million, FAFO.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
On a personal level: Just ordered Danish licorice as a show of solidarity (also because it is really good). Running through how to cut my US exposure even further, especially if there were an invasion. I don't oount, but losing a developed market of 450 million, FAFO.
True, but then Denmark is and European countries view it as an attack on all of them, even more so with the tariffs. So it works as pressure on Europe. The simpletons in the White House may expect to trade that for a "peace deal" against Ukraine. Sorely mistaken in my view.
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
True, but then Denmark is and European countries view it as an attack on all of them, even more so with the tariffs. So it works as pressure on Europe. The simpletons in the White House may expect to trade that for a "peace deal" against Ukraine. Sorely mistaken in my view.
Little leverage for the dead-beat US as Europe has long taken over.
But interesting that it is now an explicit link. My suspicion all along has been that Greenland is meant to put pressure on Europe to throw Ukraine under the bus. Dog that didn't bark: no similar threat against Canada this time.
But interesting that it is now an explicit link. My suspicion all along has been that Greenland is meant to put pressure on Europe to throw Ukraine under the bus. Dog that didn't bark: no similar threat against Canada this time.
January 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Little leverage for the dead-beat US as Europe has long taken over.
But interesting that it is now an explicit link. My suspicion all along has been that Greenland is meant to put pressure on Europe to throw Ukraine under the bus. Dog that didn't bark: no similar threat against Canada this time.
But interesting that it is now an explicit link. My suspicion all along has been that Greenland is meant to put pressure on Europe to throw Ukraine under the bus. Dog that didn't bark: no similar threat against Canada this time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
How dare they help defend Greenland against Russia and China, which is a top priority for the US according to Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
How dare they help defend Greenland against Russia and China, which is a top priority for the US according to Trump.
For being good allies who help with defending Greenland against Russia, China, and whoever wants to occupy it?
January 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
For being good allies who help with defending Greenland against Russia, China, and whoever wants to occupy it?
This time around he had barely enough to staff the cabinet mostly with crazy people while in the first term he could not even do that. But how many are there who run operations? At the core a few dozen perhaps, a few hundred if you throw in their hangers-on. And daily ten new fronts are opened.
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This time around he had barely enough to staff the cabinet mostly with crazy people while in the first term he could not even do that. But how many are there who run operations? At the core a few dozen perhaps, a few hundred if you throw in their hangers-on. And daily ten new fronts are opened.
Feels like Trump II suffers from the same problem as Trump I, that he is just unable to build an infrastructure of experienced people. It's still a bunch of celebrities who are completely overwhelmed by running an administration and fighting gradiose battles in all directions.
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Feels like Trump II suffers from the same problem as Trump I, that he is just unable to build an infrastructure of experienced people. It's still a bunch of celebrities who are completely overwhelmed by running an administration and fighting gradiose battles in all directions.
Mostly agree. One point against would be complacency in the US that "the system" will magically work on its own.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Mostly agree. One point against would be complacency in the US that "the system" will magically work on its own.
Eg. ICE harrassing voters "to check they are really citizens." If targeted well that might influence outcomes in a close election. The campaign against voting by mail makes sense in such a context.
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Eg. ICE harrassing voters "to check they are really citizens." If targeted well that might influence outcomes in a close election. The campaign against voting by mail makes sense in such a context.
They could start with missiles that are nuclear-capable and have the right scope. Maybe that would be enough as Russian secret services are so lousy they can't be sure whether Ukraine has the nukes to put on the missiles or not.
Anyway, pretty certain they're already working on both.
Anyway, pretty certain they're already working on both.
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
They could start with missiles that are nuclear-capable and have the right scope. Maybe that would be enough as Russian secret services are so lousy they can't be sure whether Ukraine has the nukes to put on the missiles or not.
Anyway, pretty certain they're already working on both.
Anyway, pretty certain they're already working on both.
Which would be a sign of weakness, they don't have the cards if they have to escalate this fast. Also total misreading of how Europe would react. The tripwire deployments are a brilliant move. Trump cannot complain if they bolster the defense of Greenland and take his BS pretext at face value.
January 16, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Which would be a sign of weakness, they don't have the cards if they have to escalate this fast. Also total misreading of how Europe would react. The tripwire deployments are a brilliant move. Trump cannot complain if they bolster the defense of Greenland and take his BS pretext at face value.
Interesting how it is not about Canada at the same time, unlike the previous iterations. That made me suspect it was a tactic to pressure Europe into a "deal": you keep Greenland, but throw Ukraine under the bus. Persuasion, propaganda, tariffs, etc. didn't work, so now it's open confrontation.
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Interesting how it is not about Canada at the same time, unlike the previous iterations. That made me suspect it was a tactic to pressure Europe into a "deal": you keep Greenland, but throw Ukraine under the bus. Persuasion, propaganda, tariffs, etc. didn't work, so now it's open confrontation.
Goodwill gesture.
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Goodwill gesture.
Are we the goodies?
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Are we the goodies?
Wonder when Trump will start to whine about NATO encirclement of the US.
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Wonder when Trump will start to whine about NATO encirclement of the US.
Need not fight it out. When troops from all over Europe end up as American POWs or some even dead in a clumsy operation it will make anger boil over and have consequences for the US.
Like Churchill's quip (from memory): You only need one American soldier to defend a country, preferrably a dead one.
Like Churchill's quip (from memory): You only need one American soldier to defend a country, preferrably a dead one.
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Need not fight it out. When troops from all over Europe end up as American POWs or some even dead in a clumsy operation it will make anger boil over and have consequences for the US.
Like Churchill's quip (from memory): You only need one American soldier to defend a country, preferrably a dead one.
Like Churchill's quip (from memory): You only need one American soldier to defend a country, preferrably a dead one.
Welcome to the resistance, Donald!!!
Okay, only addressed to Iranian patriots, my bad.
Okay, only addressed to Iranian patriots, my bad.
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Welcome to the resistance, Donald!!!
Okay, only addressed to Iranian patriots, my bad.
Okay, only addressed to Iranian patriots, my bad.
PS: Forgot your background is Bulgarian, so you surely understand how proportional works. I am so used to explaining it to Americans or Brits who fall for FPTP logic: largest party in polls = they are only one election away from assuming power.
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
PS: Forgot your background is Bulgarian, so you surely understand how proportional works. I am so used to explaining it to Americans or Brits who fall for FPTP logic: largest party in polls = they are only one election away from assuming power.
Right, kind of proportional. At such levels, you can keep a party out of power forever. As was the case with the Communists in Italy for decades.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Right, kind of proportional. At such levels, you can keep a party out of power forever. As was the case with the Communists in Italy for decades.
Must be a Roman Iron Cross.
January 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Must be a Roman Iron Cross.
Maybe they kidnapped Maduro to get advice on how to stay in power for so long even against a majority of the people.
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Maybe they kidnapped Maduro to get advice on how to stay in power for so long even against a majority of the people.